disintegrating romantic relationship theme

A romantic relationship breaks down and becomes dysfunctional in one of the many ways such a thing can happen.

52 total · 5 choice · 33 major · 14 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahh2x20 choice James and Doris' marriage was gradually coming apart. Doris blamed James' inattentiveness. James thought her having a lover was somewhat to blame.
ahh3x25 choice Alex and his wife discussed a few times how their marriage had gone down the drain. The disintegration continued throughout the story and culminated in an attempted spouse murder.
movie: Annie Hall (1977) choice Alvy reflected on how his various relationships had gone down the drain
movie: Scenes from a Marriage (1974) choice Marianne and Johan's marriage fell to pieces and we saw the process in great detail
tz1959e5x24 choice An ever escalating quarrel between Joe and Phyllis culminated with Joe inadvertently defenestrating Phyllis.
ahh1x12 major Hadley's marriage with Sandra was coming to pieces due to his excessive drinking. She was about to leave him when he strangled her instead.
ahh3x02 major Keith and Elsa's marriage was falling to pieces during the course of the story, although it was probably unraveling even at the onset.
ahh3x07 major Between McGregor's flashbacks and recounting of happier days and the squalid present in which he was henpecked by a fat alcoholic, we are given a vivid picture of marriage breakdown.
ahh3x09 major Thomas and Mary's marriage was on the outs, perhaps having something to do with that they'd never had children.
ahp3x21 major We saw Eve and Jordan's broken down marriage in its death throws, or so it seemed.